by admin | Oct 22, 2017 | News & Analysis
Following the US SEC investigation against Rio Tinto, courtesy of a whistle-blower, the Turnbull government is set to draft legislation on whistle-blower protection reforms. The legislation is likely to require public companies to have a whistle-blower policy in...
by admin | Oct 19, 2017 | News & Analysis
Concerns have been raised over the potential increase in business email compromise (BEC) fraud attacks that could result from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s New Payments Platform (NPP), due to be implemented in January. The near real-time funds transfer will mean...
by admin | Oct 19, 2017 | News & Analysis
Mining giant Rio Tinto and two of its former executives have been charged with fraud, after it was discovered they allegedly inflated the value of coal assets acquired in 2011. The CEO and CFO failed to follow accounting policies and comply with company policies, and...
by admin | Oct 18, 2017 | News & Analysis
A number of North American financial institutions are planning to invest in machine learning analytics to combat fraud. It is expected that the approach will generate intelligence that will both help to prevent attacks, as well as improve the customer experience....
by admin | Oct 18, 2017 | News & Analysis
Some Dominos Australia customers have been receiving phishing emails from randomised email addresses, using names and suburbs of Dominos stores to lure a reply. Dominos has since confirmed it has cut ties with a supplier that appears to have been breached....
by admin | Oct 17, 2017 | News & Analysis
76 year old Boris Trajkov has been ordered by a court to repay more than $1 million dollars after spending funds from a charity he helped found on alcohol and lingerie. The organisation also operated a childcare centre, for which Trajkov received payments in cash,...
